Massive clearance of GW store shelves, pushing direct only products?

[manrogue]

Another big rumour, not sure on how true this is -

Well, another of those rumours where you first think, this can't be true, but then think, GW might actually do this:

anonymous source on Faeit 212 wrote:Huge 7 page list of items to be known lossed and returned to corporate. Vast majority is Lord of the Rings. Some odd core/troop choices for both Fantasy and 40k as well. These are going to direct order only. Likely, it is a move similar in the past, that those items that don't sell well get pulled to make more shelf space.

another anonymous source on Faeit 212 wrote:This is a new strategy that has started. For instance the plan is to slowly renew all the core troops. And in preparation for this there pulling older boxes back so they don't have to throw away a lot of items. This is the same for other models. Long planning cut backs, everything they have in the warehouse, they control directly.

Second, the plan is to have all GW shops eventually sell only the new models and models in the new boxes. All finecast kits and old box art will disappear from the shop floor eventually. This is partly due to shop floor spaces (more one man stores with less wall space) and less of their assets in the shops. Which seeing there decline in the stock is a logical step.

This would answer the question how GW plans to save even more costs, now that most sales staff is reduced to one, opening hours are reduced, most HQs disbanded and only the UK-HQ staff is bloated. Reducing stock is one of the last things left.

[Gareth]

That seems to fit with how most stores are stocked now anyway. WFB most items have gone Direct only, at least as far as the High elves are concerned. If it's not from the latest releases or the Dragon kit, it's online only.